David Sheepshanks predicted yesterday that from 2020 England will no longer
have any need to consider employing a foreign coach for the national team.

As Fabio Capello’s squad prepare to meet up tonight before the friendly with
Spain, the chairman of St George’s Park, the FA’s National Football Centre,
emphasised that prioritising the education of coaches at the £105 million
hub near Burton upon Trent will yield far greater rewards in the long run.

While Clairefontaine is credited as the finishing school for the France
players who won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship,
Barcelona’s academy — La Masia